Rations: Pemmican fruit & nut concentrated food bars

[MAS36]

I found these at the local heath food store, they are called:

 

PEMMICAN

 

fruit & nut

 

concentrated food bar, quick energy

 

didnt they use energy bars similiar to these in WWII rations? or survival rations ?

 

ingredients:

 

malted corn and barley, non fat milk, honey, wheat germ, raisins, soy flour, walnuts, soy oil, wheat bran, pecans, grape juice

 

Natural ingrediants combined to make a complete protein.

 

made by:

 

Intermountain Trading Co. LTD

 

P. O. box 6157, Albany, Ca. 94706 - 0157

 

1-800- 323-0042

 

www.mealpack.com

 

I use these in my WWII field pack rations

[sgtbrown]

I found these at the local heath food store, they are called:

PEMMICAN

fruit & nut

concentrated food bar, quick energy

didnt they use energy bars similiar to these in WWII rations? or survival rations ?

ingredients:

malted corn and barley, non fat milk, honey, wheat germ, raisins, soy flour, walnuts, soy oil, wheat bran, pecans, grape juice

Natural ingrediants combined to make a complete protein.

made by:

Intermountain Trading Co. LTD

P. O. box 6157, Albany, Ca. 94706 - 0157

1-800- 323-0042

www.mealpack.com

I use these in my WWII field pack rations

 

Real pemmican was a mixture of ground dried meat, fruits and berries and rendered fat. This was true of both the original version invented by Am Indians and the version put in survival kits pre- and early-war.

 

I just checked Wikipedia on pemmican and the company that makes the bars you show were actually sued because their product was not pemmican. Basically they are just a granola bar. Still good food, but not pemmican.

 

Tom

[dustin]

pemmican was a food that preserved very well and was highly suitable for the requirements of survival rations.Pemmican contained alot of salt and was dropped in lieu of other substitutes.The navy preffered pemmican more of thier army counterpart

check this link for an example of pemmican rations

http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/ind...5&hl=ration